This weekend was a new experience for LeBron James, not because he and his Los Angeles Lakers are barnstorming through the Eastern Conference on their current road trip, but because he saw his son play in a real high school game for the first time and it happened in LeBron’s home state of Ohio against his alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary’s of Akron, Ohio.
His son Bronny honored his father by wearing his Dad’s first signature shoe, the Air Zoom Generation, in the St. Vincent-St. Mary’s colorway. But LeBron himself took a more neutral turn, not even wearing a pair of his own signature shoes. During a halftime interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, LeBron said that he wanted to take a page from the book of Sonya Curry and Dell Curry, the parents of Steph and Seth, who often wear gear for both of their rooting interests.
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James will always have an interest in St. Vincent-St. Mary’s, still coached by his high school coach Dru Joyce II. James also donated $1 million to SVSM a few years ago to refurbish their home gym.
But he may not need the Sonya Curry strategy until Sierra Canyon plays against St. V again.